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Sampler
WOOLLEN CANVAS, embroidered with coloured silks in cross stitch. Contains three inscriptions, separated by horizontal bands of conventional floral ornament. There is a border of a wavy stem with honeysuckle.
Source: Guide to the Collection of Samplers & Embroideries (Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1939) by F.G. Payne.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
36.351.8
Creation/Production
Cheselden, Elizabeth
Date: 1768
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(cm): 36
Width
(cm): 31
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
canvas (wool)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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